privilege

Woman At Odds With Her Coworkers After Calling Out How CEO’s ‘Privileged’ Nephew Got Job
Privilege can be a difficult thing to deal with. Recognizing your own and tolerating someone else’s can be an exercise in patience and empathy. What happens when someone unwittingly flaunts their advantages, and you call them out on it? That was the issue facing Redditor and Original Poster (OP) meshybeshy when she came to the […] More
Redditor Called Out For Bringing Up His Dead Sister After Friend Calls Him ‘Privileged’ At Game Night
It’s incredibly easy to pass judgment on others based on one little thing they say or do. Sometimes, upon further investigation, your assumptions prove to be correct. In other cases, however, you might learn that your first impression of this individual turned out to be false, and find yourself biting your words. Redditor sonofapeachh found […] More
Guy Uncomfortable After Sister-In-Law Calls Him A ‘Nepotism Baby’ Since He Works For His Dad
We’ve probably all known someone who seemed to have everything handed to them in their life. And when they get something we were really hoping for and working for, it can be hard to swallow, agreed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. Redditor Legacy-Ad8754 was having a nice time at the New Year’s Eve party […] More
Guy Called ‘Controlling’ After Choosing Conservative Dress For Fiancée To Wear To His Work Event
When we’re at a workplace that we love and worked hard to enter, we generally will continue to work hard to impress those of influence. And it’s complicated when our partners won’t support us in our endeavors, agreed the “Am I the A**hole?” (AITA) subReddit. The Redditor, who has since deleted his account, had a highly […] More

It's the little things we take for granted.

Buying a cup of coffee from our corner bodega, going to a movie every now and again, and choosing to take a taxi instead of the subway.

Things that seem trivial to us, but are a luxury to others.

Who worries if they spend that $3.50 on a cup of coffee that they won't have enough to pay this month's rent or electricity bill?

A lot of folks.

Even people who don't live in the height of luxury tend to overlook that they live a privileged life in the grand scheme of things.

A life many others deeply envy.

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